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(NOT APPROVED)
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
A special meeting of the Santa Monica Parking Authority was called to order by Chair Himmelrich at 10:02 p.m., on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, via teleconference pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361 signed by, Governor Gavin Newsome at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Chair Sue Himmelrich
Chair Pro Tem Kristin McCowan
Agency Member Phil Brock
Agency Member Gleam Davis
Agency Member Lana Negrete
Agency Member Oscar de la Torre
Agency Member Christine Parra
Also Present: Executive Director David White
Interim Agency Attorney Joseph Lawrence
Agency Secretary Denise Anderson-Warren
CONVENE On order of the Chair, the Parking Authority convened to a joint meeting with the City Council and the Parking Authority at 10:02 p.m., with all members present.
REPORT ON MEETING
COMPENSATION
Pursuant to State law, Agency Secretary Denise Anderson-Warren announced that the members will receive $50 for meeting as the Parking Authority.
STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEMS:
FY 2021-22 MIDYEAR
BUDGET
8.A. Financial Status Update and FY 2021-22 Midyear Budget and Adoption of Resolutions, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council, Housing Authority and Parking Authority:
1. Appropriate FY 2021-22 midyear revenue and expenditure budget adjustments and approve corresponding adjustments to the FY 2022-23 budget plan (Attachment A);
Staff also recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive the FY 2021-22 through FY 2027-28 Five Year Financial Forecast;
2. Direct staff to set aside $11 million in unprogrammed revenue to 2 February 8, 2022
Assigned General Fund Reserves;
3. Adopt Resolution No. 11400 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND ADOPTING
SALARY RATES FOR THE FOLLOWING NEW OR
EXISTING CLASSIFICATIONS: ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE,
ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN, ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN
II, BUSINESS LICENSE SUPERVISOR, CROSSING GUARD,
EQUITY AND INCLUSION MANAGER, FACILITIES
ATTENDANT, LABORER TRAINEE, LIBRARY LITERACY
PROGRAM ASSISTANT, LIBRARY PAGE, PRINCIPAL
BUDGET ANALYST, PRINCIPAL BUYER, PRINCIPAL
PROCUREMENT ANALYST, POLICE CADET,
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, SAFETY AND TRAINING
SUPERVISOR, VIDEO INTERN, VIDEO TECHNICIAN I,
AND VIDEO TECHNICIAN II” (Attachment B) and approve the position and classification changes (Attachment C);
4. Adopt Resolution No. 11401 (CCS) entitled “A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SETTING FORTH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION
SCHEDULE OF FINES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE, SETTING CIVIL
PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS AND FOR THE
LATE PAYMENT OF PENALTIES, SETTING FINES FOR
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSES TO
EXCESSIVE FALSE ALARMS, AND SETTING FINES FOR
THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY” (Attachment D);
5. Direct staff to proceed with research and analysis on various potential tax revenue measures;
6. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second modification to agreement #10929 with Moss Adams LLP, a Washington-based company, for internal auditing services for the City Manager’s Office. The modification would increase the third year amount by $240,000 for a new amended total not to exceed $931,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval, to complete a homeless services delivery audit and the Human Services Grants Program grantee monitoring; and
7. Approve a relocation allowance up to $25,000 for the Police Chief, effective retroactively to October 18, 2021.
Members of the public Denise Barton and Zina Josephs, spoke to the recommended action.
Questions asked and answered of staff included: is it correct that the funding for the Pier Task Force is not included in this mid-year budget; 3 February 8, 2022
can it be confirmed that those positions being filled are being filled with previous employees as part of the COVID layoffs; when does the 2-year retention deadline expire, and will previous employees be able to fill some of these positions; are we looking at federal funding to help some of the transportation initiatives and staffing; does Transportation have the staffing to take advantage of the Dept. of Transportation grants and funding, for example vision zero; is there any time when Council will be able to have a discussion about the Civic Auditorium, given the proposed CIP projects; is this taking into consideration things that have come up recently, like the Pier Task Force; was the small business liaison considered with the permit specialist position; why the increase now in HR and how does it encourage employee retention, and are these positions for recruitment; what would it cost to bring in an outside recruiter instead of hiring full-time employees; how much would it take to open Fairview Library a few days a week; how is the Ocean Park library drop off program working; what is the average transient occupancy tax (TOT) for neighboring cities; is there a point when visitors start to decline due to the high TOT rate; what’s the average parking fees for local areas and are we at the top of the scale; what is the business license modernization; will we go back to paying PERS the way we were before COVID; by adding the staff for Workers Comp, is it actually saving the city money; and, why is it necessary to add the Executive staff person in the City Attorney’s Office.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
concerns about the services that directly impact residents; would like to wait to hire staffing in the City Attorney until the new City Attorney is hired; we need more traffic and community officers and more public safety officers in the parks and streets; for all of the proposed taxes, can all of the neighboring cities be included and shared in the polling analysis; neighborhood funding and the newsletter should be included in the mid-year budget; frame the budget discussion by reflecting where we were before budget and where we would like to move forward with efficiencies; as part of the addition to the Police budget, include there is a need to support small businesses with safety and cleanliness; maybe coordinate city services to support small businesses; a good strategy to leverage city staff to receive grants; good that the city is looking into diversity and equity in procurement for underserved businesses; potentially increase the position in Finance that is being proposed; support a vendor cart coordinator for a future budget consideration; anything to support youth, seniors, and disabled in the city is a benefit, especially after COVID; microgrant programs should be incorporated in an upcoming budget.
Motion by Mayor/Chair Pro Tem McCowan, seconded by
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Council/Authority Member Negrete, to adopt the staff recommendation to Appropriate FY 2021-22 midyear revenue and expenditure budget adjustments and approve corresponding adjustments to the FY 2022-23 budget plan. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Council/Authority Members de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra, Mayor/Chair Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor/Chair
Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT None
Motion by Councilmember Negrete, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to receive the FY 2021-22 through FY 2027-28 Five Year Financial Forecast; and, to direct staff to set aside $11 million in unprogrammed revenue to Assigned General Fund Reserves. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock, de la Torre, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Negrete, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to adopt Resolution No. 11400 (CCS) establishing new classifications and adopting salary rates for various positions (Attachment B) and approve the position and classification changes (Attachment C). The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember de la Torre, seconded by Councilmember Brock, to adopt Resolution No. 11401 (CCS) of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica revising the City’s master fine schedule for certain violations of the Santa Monica Municipal Code, eliminate overdue fines for adult cardholder accounts for the Santa Monica Public Library and to establish new non-standard fines for violations of the Second Shared Mobility Pilot Program Administrative Regulations. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock, de la Torre, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
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ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Parra, seconded by Councilmember Negrete, to direct staff to proceed with research and analysis on various potential tax revenue measures. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Negrete, seconded by Mayor Himmelrich, to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a second modification to agreement #10929 with Moss Adams LLP, a Washington-based company, for internal auditing services for the City Manager’s Office. The modification would increase the third-year amount by $240,000 for a new amended total not to exceed $931,000, with future year funding contingent on Council budget approval, to complete a homeless services delivery audit and the Human Services Grants Program grantee monitoring. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock, de la Torre, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Mayor Himmelrich, seconded by Councilmember Negrete, to approve a relocation allowance up to $25,000 for the Police Chief, effective retroactively to October 18, 2021. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Brock, Negrete, Davis, Parra, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
MINUTES 8.B Approval of minutes for Housing and Parking Authority meetings, was presented.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the:
1. Housing Authority approve the minutes of the October 26, 2021 and November 23, 2021 meetings; and
2. Parking Authority approve the minutes of the October 26, 2021 6 February 8, 2022
meeting.
There was no public comment for this item.
Motion by Authority Member Davis, seconded by Authority Member Negrete, to approve the minutes. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Authority Members Parra, Davis, Negrete, Brock, de la Torre,
Chair Pro Tem McCowan, Chair Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT: On order of the Chair, the Parking Authority meeting was adjourned at 12:25 a.m.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Denise Anderson-Warren Sue Himmelrich
Agency Secretary Chair